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Originally Posted by teena
Kappativating, I hear what you are saying. But I can see how the church does that. The church already has image issues and they dont want to appear to condone wrongdoing especially if they know of specific issues before hand. I happen to believe that what church leaders do in private does matter because they are looked up to as role models. Unless the reason for the divorce falls under the situations stated in the bible, I would agree that they should step down from any leadership position.
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I agree, I think the issue was one of submission -it appears that he was unwilling to publicly acknowledge his divorce before the congregation and submit to church leadership. Therefore they made their decision to strip him of his leadership roles.